VITAMIN B[SUB]12[/SUB]


Meaning of VITAMIN B[SUB]12[/SUB] in English

a deep-red crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 63 H 88 N 14 O 14 PCo, obtained from liver, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, and clams: a deficiency causes pernicious anemia and disorders of the nervous system. Also called cyanocobalamin, cobalamin, extrinsic factor .

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